Class of 1969 PAW Notes for 2013-2014

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May 14, 2014

Martine and Peter Halban oversee what is described
as "England’s most cosmopolitan and finely curated Jewish and Middle
Eastern-themed literary press.” The press, recently celebrating its
25th anniversary, is wonderfully intertwined with both the personal
stories
and illustrious European-Jewish parentage of its founders.

Warren Friedman
has been selected to be a fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene
Association. He and his wife, Diane Stolz, live on Capitol Hill in DC,
where he is a
senior adviser at HUD, informing housing policy with the results of
scientific research on making homes healthier.

Susan and Gair Betts have been married for 40 years and have four children, two grandchildren, and another on the way to show for it. Gair
is still a senior partner in his law firm in Riverhead, N.Y., and, like so many of us, notes that "time has passed quickly.”

Jim Gregoire
’s Appalachian Trail hike recently afforded him the opportunity to
catch up with classmates along his way from Florida to Maine. In Florida he saw Jay Wilson, Hal Hoeland, Randy Hack, and Joe Marshall.

Randy Shepard
is chairing the American Bar Association’s Task Force on the Future
of Legal Education. Among other recommendations, the task force suggests
that
"law schools as a rule are too expensive, too much alike, and too
focused on doctrinal instruction to provide enough of the kind of
practical skills
training today’s new lawyers need.” Randy, retired chief justice of
the Indiana Supreme Court, observes, "Respectable task forces go out
and try to get their ideas implemented. And that’s what we intend to
spend the rest of our time doing.”

April 23, 2014

We are more than proud that the Princeton Club of Chicago celebrated our own Marion Sleet
with its Distinguished Service to the Community Award. A splendid
dinner took place March 19 and recognized Marion’s lifetime of personal
and professional service, which he has shared not only with his
community but also with Camille and their sons, Brian and Michael.
Marion will honor us by sharing his splendid voice in song at our
Reunions class memorial service in the Chapel on Saturday, May 31.

It was a gathering of ’69ers who live or vacation in Vero Beach on Feb. 22. Attending were Frank Shannon, Hal Hoeland, Joe Marshall, and Jeff Caso. Absent were Randy Hack, Jerry Babicka, and Peter Garber, who were penalized by being elected president, vice president, and treasurer by the quorum present!

Colder climes attracted Bob Raymar, Mary and Tom Cooper, Bob Herbst, and Pam and Jack Meyerson.
The Meyersons masterminded ski time centered around Snowmass and Aspen.
Least-desired souvenir went to Tom, who was accompanied home to
California by a busted shoulder.

All roads lead to our 45th reunion. Questions go to Chief Ringmaster Dan Harman at dhnassau@gmail.com. See you there.

April 2, 2014

Alumni Day on campus was filled with sunshine. Bob Raymar represented our class at the Service of Remembrance. At the class dinner, a marvelously surprised Anne Charrier was selected as an honorary classmate — much-deserved recognition of remarkable class service. Marc Miller
detailed the range of things Anne has done and continues to do with and
for us. She is a grand addition to our ranks. A group of more than 60
gathered and enjoyed and appreciated Barry Miles’ piano playing, which punctuated the evening splendidly.

Robin and Rich Edwards welcomed Old Nassau-bedecked Samuel recently, son of their Michael ’01. Big sister Winnie is around to help!

Our sympathy to Roddy Nierenberg on the loss of his wife, Deborah Hoffman, a distinguished harpist.

March 19, 2014

Bob Herbst, while still more than fully engaged
professionally, has completed his service as independent counsel to the
Special Court of Sierra Leone.

Dave Gilbert continues his Seattle medical practice part time
while deriving great pleasure from his two local grandchildren. The
other four grandchildren are divided among Portland, Maine, and Dubai.
He also recently released his second CD of original jazz/pop-piano
compositions and received rave reviews.

In the same city, Bob Andre continues his law practice. Son
Jason is following his dad’s professional lead while daughter Katie is a
Seattle police officer. Wife Nell is pursuing naturopathic healing to
help address her Parkinson’s. In the same profession, Joe Field,
now of counsel, continues "lawyering away.” Son Matthew ’08 is an online
executive and Charlie (Yale ’13) is with Morgan Stanley. Best of all,
Joe plans on attending the 45th.

We join together in sending sympathy and good wishes to Tom Webb who recently lost his wife, Anne. He’s hoping to be in the right spirit to join us for the 45th; we certainly hope so, too.

February 5, 2014

A HAPPY STORY.
Ethel and David Fisher and Leonie and the late John Sease founded
and led with great distinction for many years the Princeton Club of Germany.
Our son, P.G. ’07, and I met their then-1-day-old son Eric Sease in March 1995
in Wiesbaden, Germany. We didn’t see him again until this past August when he
arrived in Cincinnati to live with us for a gap year following his selection as
valedictorian of his high school graduating class and before beginning college.
Now, I can locomotive with great pleasure that this special young man has
received acceptance, early decision, to Princeton’s Class of 2018.

Hollace and Paul
Davids became grandparents Sept. 28 with the arrival of Huxley Mae Duvall.
The prodigiously productive Paul has published three volumes of poetry; has a
website for his art at www.pauldavids.artist.com; and continues to offer up
films including The Life After Death Project; Before We Say Goodbye; Jesus
in India; and The Sci-Fi Boys, which won the Saturn Award as Best
DVD and is available on Netflix.

REUNIONS NO.
45! I feel confident warranting that you will not only engage but be engaged by
talented classmates and their partners. The years since graduation have evened
out egos; earned a measure of humility for each of us; and engendered a class
family of which each of us can be proud to be part of. Please, please be there.

The Seventh Annual "Battle of the Alumni Bands” will take place on
Friday afternoon of Reunions. We want to be sure we are well
represented! For details, contact Bill Webster ’73 at
wgwebster@yahoo.com.

While some of us are retiring, others are taking on new responsibilities. Congratulations to Doug Hensler
who has been tapped to serve as the 14th provost of the Naval
Postgraduate School. An accomplished academic and global business
leader, Doug comes to the Monterey, Calif., setting from Wichita State
U., where he has served for the past five years as dean of its school of
business.

Meanwhile, Dr. David Rothenberger
has assumed the role of head of the U. of Minnesota Department of
Surgery. Since 2006, he has served as chair of clinical surgical
oncology. David’s credentials are endless and impressive. He must be part of the Class of 1969.

December 4, 2013

Chris and Rick Kitto
boast sons Martin, Cliff, and Luke. However, this is about Luke and an
extraordinary story of selfless service at the time of the Boston
Marathon tragedy. "After the explosions at the finish line of the
marathon and during the ensuing chaos, several officers responded
quickly to assist the injured bystanders. Without regard for their own
personal safety and not knowing if other devices were nearby, they
assisted in rescuing, treating, evaluating, and comforting those injured
by the blast.” One of the five was Luke.

Subsequently,
as efforts were underway to apprehend the perpetrators: "When an
officer was shot and killed while on patrol, Luke and one other
responded to the crime scene to assist with the search for possible
suspects. Again, without regard for personal safety, the officers
encountered the suspects and one other officer was struck by a bullet.
Officer Kitto immediately rendered first aid as other officers from
numerous agencies responded. Officer Kitto’s conduct, while under fire,
was extraordinary.” The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in a
rare event, had an awards ceremony at Faneuil Hall on Sept. 18. The
authority presented three awards: the Lifesaving Medal, the Medal of
Valor, and the Medal of Honor. Luke is the only one who received all
three. We stand in awe.

When our indefatigable class hiker, Jim Gregoire,
finished his cross-country expedition sticking his foot in the Pacific
Ocean recently, a gaggle of admirers was there to cheer the toe down. In
addition to Jane were: Jim’s son and daughter-in-law, Jim Jr. and
Jennifer; April and Bruce DeBolt; Anne and Bill Charrier; Chris and Rick Kitto; and Bob Andre. After much reflection about this amazing odyssey, we’ve decided to take a nap.

Keep planning on the 45th!

For now, wishing you happy holidays and a New Year filled with hope.

November 13, 2013

Great stuff from
Daniel Arias ’15, our Class of 1969 Scholar: "The past years have been
most notable for the people that populate my days. The lectures have
been thought-provoking, challenging, and illuminating, but I’ve learned
much more from my peers. Each shows passion on the baseball field during
club practice, and in the stands while we play with the marching band
for football games and in the board room at WPRB.” Daniel will serve as
co-social coordinator and a worship bandleader for the Princeton Faith
and Action group and is a new member of Terrace Club. "Being a part of
Princeton for two years has made me understand exactly why you want to
share it with people like me who couldn’t otherwise be here and are all
the more grateful for it.”

From his perch in Charlottesville, Va., Steve Deupree,
oversees Apeiron Travel. A recent, literally mouthwatering trip he
planned was called "Markets of Rome: Tracing History Through Food and
Cooking.” Less digestible but equally fascinating journeys were "Layers
of Istanbul: Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottomans, Turk,” and "Tracking St.
Paul in Greece: Following Paul from Philippi
to Corinth.”

Rolling right along, an August not-tire-some piece in the Washington Post quotes Dennis Mulvihill, an attorney for Ford dealers who are contesting truck issues. Dennis continues his law practice in Pittsburgh.

Linda and Gary Williams
are doing well in Owego, N.Y., where Gary continues his optometry
practice. Their Colin is recently back from a tour of duty in
Afghanistan while their Brendan recently welcomed a third child.

Nov. 16 is The Day to be in Princeton: The Yale game and a class dinner. Join us.

October 23, 2013

A summer gathering brought a number of classmates together for dinner: Kit Binns; Adrienne and Bob Gang; Cathy and Chris Milton; Tina and Larry Morris; Joan and Jeremy Hubball; Bill Benjamin
(whose wife, Karen, was working to get things organized for their
relocation from Weston, Mass., to Santa Barbara, Calif.); Betsy and PaulSittenfeld; Lisa and Chris Meyer; and Anne and Andy Steele. Lisa and Chris provided an extra bonus, persuading their son, Alex, and their niece, Emsy (Emily and John Tepe's
daughter), to join us. Alex and wife Beth have recently returned from
their 12th summer of archaeological digs at Hadrian's Wall and the
ever-talented Emsy, now pursuing her singing career from Wilmington,
Del., spontaneously sang for the gathering.

Greetings from Quissett Harbor on Cape Cod, site of another mini-reunion this summer. Pictured are Randy Evans, Ted McLean, Bob Gang, Rick Railsback and Fred Makrauer. It appears that Bob Gang's up on all the fun!

Hoping you are planning on our 45th reunion.

October 9, 2013

Kathy and Duncan Moffat came for our 44th and to celebrate the graduation of nephew Ned ’13. They are shown smiling in front of Nassau Hall’s ’69 ivy.

The July RUGBY magazine features the Princeton Rugby Football Club’s
June dedication of Paul Haaga ’70 House. The idea began with Tom Pirelli
in 1975! As Tom noted: "It took a long time, but they finally allowed
us to do something for the kids that we always wanted to do." Speaking
of teammates, he observed: "I’m 65 years old, and some guys that I
played with when I was 18 are my friends to this day."

Vince Farrell and Peter Kaminsky enjoyed a good late-summer visit before Peter headed off on a fishing expedition to Iceland.

September 18, 2013

Stephanie Judson and Sandy Rea’s
daughter, Elizabeth Judson-Rea, is pictured on her wedding day with
groom Daniel Amstutz. The shot was taken at the Philadelphia Art Museum,
but the Quaker ceremony was celebrated at the same Friends Meeting
House in which Stephanie and Sandy were married 33 years ago. The
radiant couple is living in Greensboro, N.C.

Barry Miles Silverlight, as creative and accomplished as ever, has just released a solo piano album, Barry Miles - Home and Away, Volume One.
We’ve already enjoyed it and, no surprise, it is sensational. Available
through all the usual online outlets - Amazon, iTunes, and CDBaby.
Barry and Elaine are living near Cape May, N.J., where he continues
performing and recording. Their Gabrielle (30) is in Philadelphia doing
bronze sculpture, various art media, and the album cover. Jocelyn (25)
just received her MA in social justice from the U. of Massachusetts at
Amherst and now is heading a 3,000-member union in Western
Massachusetts. Happily, Barry is a "for sure" at our 45th.

Three of our best - Sean Connor, Vince Farrell, and Jim Wright - are encountering major health challenges. We are with them in spirit.

July 10, 2013

Despite
hot and humid days, our 44th reunion was a high-spirited and splendid
event and a promising precursor to next year’s 45th! Under the blended
batons of BILL CHARRIER’s indefatigable Anne, DAN HARMAN, and RICK KITTO, cheer and good fellowship were happily shared.

A
special highlight was the awarding of the Alumni Association for
Community Service Annual Award to Princeton Internships in Civic
Service, the flagship program of our ’69 Community Service Fund. Chair CHUCK FREYER accepted on behalf of all classmates and, especially, on behalf of so many classmates who have done so much for so long.

A
number of us listened to the discussion shared by outgoing President
Shirley Tilghman and incoming President Chris Eisgruber ’83. It appears
to be a perfect transition of strength to strength. BRENT HENRY, longtime University trustee, was part of the presidential search committee.

Highlights among many panels included PAUL HANLE’s role discussing "Community Green: Environmental and Energy Challenges in the Public Square.”Both PETER KAMINSKY and DOUG SEATON shared recollections in "Retrospective: Activists of the ’60s and ’70s Reflect.”

Along with faithful attendees, we welcomed some faces not often seen. RICH ETLIN was back for his first reunion ever. Jane and DON COWLES stopped on their way between Vermont and home base in Richmond. ALLEN LIU and JOHN BURGESS were warmly welcomed additions.

The class dinner gathered nearly 100 of us for a rousing good time. The evening culminated as Marion and DICK BOTT’s daughter, Christina ’13, led the Roaring ’20 a cappella group in a terrific song fest.

A summer newsletter will be far more interesting if it includes news each of you has to share. I’m holding my breath!